Bruce Pearl retires from Auburn after 11 years and two trips to the Final Four. His son Steven has been tapped to take over, effective immediately: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/b...

Thanks @bigzman3412.bsky.social 💯 I've now playlisted your post, see the details in the post below. Please help out by following, listening, and sharing this playlist! Post me more whenever you like 😀

To everyone who was pleading and getting frustrated on why interest rates could have been lowered sooner, thank you. The main reasons are that the job market is slowing down and you guessed it...the (fill in your favorite cuss word) tariffs. Yet, those highly paid workers are bigger spenders.

Another story is affecting some more college students. Again, this has become a major issue as: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/1...

In happier news, the ACC has released their full conference schedule which will start during the 2025 holiday season and finish the first weekend of March 2026. Plan your trips carefully, especially with the snow in certain parts of the northeast: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/a...

A shocking story from Wednesday should remind us that gambling is addictive, especially for players who engaged in such acts while playing and even betting on their own games. I wouldn't be surprised if these types of stories happen more often: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/n...

The last 2 weeks provided lots of college hoops news, as we are less than two months away from tipping off. I hope this blog helps fill a void with the uncertain times we are still living in (sorry about the URL having a different date.) Enjoy: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/n...

With the next jobs report out tomorrow morning, I thought that this podcast from August 8 should hopefully clear up any confusion about the role of the BLS is. There are thousands of people we never hear about that contribute to the overall picture. Take a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6g7y...

What the ladies spoke about in the press conference was incredibly brave. Hopefully more women will speak, and we demand those in Congress and others to be held fully accountable. We stand with the survivors. We believe you! #EpsteinSurvivors #EpsteinClientList #EpsteinCoverup #ReleaseEpsteinFiles

Happy times for me! 😍 🎉🍰

What are you doing for Labor Day? Here’s what I am doing

Wrapping up August with a huge bounty of non-conference schedules for your reading pleasure. One more thing from me, I have some celebrating to do this week 🎉🥳🍰 🎈. More stuff to come in September: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/31/m...

For those traveling on the road, holiday or not, here is a podcast from this past Friday more than just the backlash over Cracker Barrel changing their logo. There is a deeper story about an investor having a huge corporate grudge that went way over the edge: open.spotify.com/episode/530f...

I will continue doing business with many US buyers. Please check out my store anytime, since I have and will continue to ship all items in the US. In case the link below does not work, look up my username--petencharlie. Thank you for your support: www.ebay.com/str/acesplac...

The elimination of the de minimis exception is going to hurt many small business, especially many brick-and-mortar stores plus several online marketplaces like Temu, Shein, Etsy, and many sellers on eBay. 1/

Another major media announcement affecting college basketball from Thursday afternoon worth noting: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/j...

As the first holiday weekend of the new school year gets closer, there has been more news off the college hardwood worth mentioning. I provide a handful of interesting stories in this my latest edition of: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/n...

It took 7 days for Cracker Barrel to realize their mistake of going simplistic on their logo. They have great food (especially their breakfasts), plus they have plenty of great gift ideas. The question becomes, will more people check out their food? Here's why: finance.yahoo.com/news/cracker...

The happy news of the world's biggest pop star getting engaged to NFL All-Pro and future Hall of Fame tight end was quite a moment. I talk about that, plus there was more news off the hardwood worth noting in this my latest installment of: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/26/n...

The engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is on the same day that her appearance on the New Heights podcast set the Guinness Book of World Record for the “most concurrent views for a podcast on YouTube” with 1.3 million and counting. The best part, this was great during a tsunami of bad news.

With the new school year already underway, there has been a lot of news in the world of college sports. I summarize what has happened in the last few weeks in my latest entry. Many more schedules will arrive in your feeds soon. Thanks for reading: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/n...

In March 2024, Alex Sherman of CNBC did a deep dive on how ESPN built a powerhouse. With cable subscriptions plummeting, competition from Netflix and Amazon have fans in a pickle. We are at an inflection point. FYI--Nascar did great, but will fans watch the NBA on Prime? www.cnbc.com/video/2024/0...

Happy ESPN and FOX One DTC Release Day to those who celebrate 🎉 Two questions right off the bat—can the average fan afford it, and what it will be like the first time either app crashes during an NFL playoff game?

August means the start of another academic year. It also means the first chances to see your favorite teams, either in person or on TV/streaming or listening via the Varsity Network app. A few similar blogs will follow in the coming weeks: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/y...

On Monday's "The Town" podcast, a hoarse sounding Matt Belloni was joined by Lucas Shaw and Ashley Carman of Bloomberg. They discussed what the UFC deal means for Paramount+, plus why there are more video podcasts than audio pods. Wait until you hear the results: open.spotify.com/episode/2Jav...

With tariffs taking effect, I hope you can please visit my store. Reasonable prices on vintage toys, men's clothing, and glassware. Only a handful of items are 3 figures or more. If you can't access the link below, look up my username--petencharlie U.S. buyers only: www.ebay.com/str/acesplac...

For those who want to know the 411 of the ESPN-NFL merger plus the effect on other rights deals, check out Matt Belloni's interview with Joe Pompliano on why the NFL is getting a 10% stake in exchange for some NFL assets and what is their role in journalism: open.spotify.com/episode/0cUG...

With ESPN announcing their seismic moves by merging with several assets under the NFL Media umbrella and the surprising news by the WWE, what moves will this mean for college basketball fans? Here's what I think will happen after August 21: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/w...

The Big 12 continues to appear on more TV and streaming outlets. The brief details: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/b...

The CSC last week provided schools with a little bit of clarity, but still a lot of unanswered questions remain. Collectives will be tasked to handle requests for athletes with a bit more scrutiny, even with the revised rules. The major details: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/s...

Continuing once more the repeated theme of will the NCAA Tournament expand? Well, fans can rest easy for 2026. However, this expansion talk won't be going away next summer or fall. One major insider gave his take. Wait until you read it 😅: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/i...

I know this is over seven months away, but the NCAA Tournament will remain as is for 2026. Here are the brief details: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/n...

The firing by The President I Refuse To Name of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer last Friday opened up a different can of worms. How the BLS crunches the numbers has quite a different backstory. Monday's "The Journal" podcast explains why: open.spotify.com/episode/7EKp...

In case people didn't follow American Eagle's stock on Monday, it went up 20 percent. Anything viral, just like in decades past with TV ads is what drives consumers to doing business. Hopefully a lot of happy customers will follow. Seeing Sydney Sweeney's ads on billboards further drives that point.

Ryne Sandberg not only hit for power, but he was excellent on the bases and his amazing play at second base made him one of the best to play that position. By the time he arrived with the Cubs in 1982 was when WGN became a superstation. It was a magical time. So sad for Cubs fans. May Ryno RIP.

An article worth reading if you get some extra time: www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/202...

On the same day that the sports world lost Hulk Hogan and smooth jazz fans lost Chuck Mangione, the NCAA decided to delay a decision to expand the tournament field until "sometime this fall". Logistics and scheduling the extra games remain major sticking points: www.espn.com/mens-college...

Fox Sports on Monday announced a "strategic refinement" regarding their end of season postseason tournament. The second edition of the College Basketball Crown comes with a small catch, so please don't let the blog headline fool you (get it?) fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/2...

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

Similar to what happens in sports when coaches and baseball managers get fired, that's business. As I said in my blog, it wouldn't shock me if the hour goes back to the local stations. And don't feel sorry, because Stephen Colbert will have lots of leverage: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s...

The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday night gave a nice synopsis on why the show will disappear, and the general fate of the late night TV audience is going to die a slow, painful death. That's the reality, folks. TikTok and YouTube is where the fun is: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-review...

Last night's move by CBS has several sides to it, the least of which is that it's the highest rated late night show But there is another little nugget that Stephen Colbert also did every March. I explain this briefly in this special blog: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/t...

Do you remember when I talked about trusting the process? Well, after hearing Marcus Freeman, head football coach at Notre Dame in a 2024 podcast, he said to fix up the process before diving into the trust part. Fascinating take, especially when you are struggling in life. Thought I would share this

Less than a week after the Memphis Tigers unveiled their new basketball court for the third time in the last six seasons (it looks nice BTW), some horrible news happened today that will affect every program involving the Tigers: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/m...

This newly created College Sports Commission released their list of schools that signed into revenue sharing. In other words, the era of the Wild, Wild West era of earning 7 and 8 figure deals are over.

A fascinating article in the Wall Street Journal today talked about a sector that was banned in college sports for many decades. It could be the final piece on how the NCAA Tournament could either expand to 72 or 76 teams in 2026: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/c...

With the news of Louisiana Tech joining the Sun Belt, Grand Canyon surprising everyone heading to the Mountain West, and the next two Selection Committee chairs will be from mid-majors--the most dominant topic is still waiting for an answer: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/n...

Instead of the usual holiday headline for this edition of News and Notes, it was time to dig deep in the cartoon archives. If we met our favorite superheroes in real life, how could they help us? Anyways, we're halfway through the off-season: fortyminutesofhoopsfun.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/n...

What Independence Day means that Americans are celebrating. Here in 2025, it feels different. Let's declare our independence from tyranny and authoritarianism. The road ahead won't be easy. We have the power to change what is happening. We can do this--One day, One hour, One week a time.

It feels like a wake today. Cry if you must, but the Herculean task of recovering a colossal portion of the damage inflicted since January 20 needs a reset. Trust The Process. With recognition comes responsibility, which leads to strength. Then hopes of integrity can bring on success. #4thOfJuly